Willard is known as sticksman for Rocket From the Crypt, Alkaline Trio and The Offspring, among others.

The brand new outfit is dubbed Angels and Airwaves. They haven\'t announced the name of their bassist yet, but rumours state that Ryan Sinn (ex-The Distillers), has joined the band.

Shortly after Blink 182 went on an \'indefinite hiatus\', Angels and Airwaves started recording in the Foo Fighters\' Los Angeles studio. Their debut album is expected to be released in April 2006.

A DVD is also currently being made, which will accompany the band\'s forthcoming debut album.

Angels and Airwaves frontman Tom Delonge is feeling extremely confident about his new band\'s potential, even going as far to suggest that his former bandmates, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker, who have formed a new band called Plus-44 together, will be disgruntled when they hear the album:

\"I always though Blink 182 was my life but I\'ve realised that it wasn\'t, it was just the first stepping stone. I\'ve heard Plus-44 and it\'s totally different to what we are doing. They [Hoppus and Barker] are amazing musicians but I wouldn\'t want to be in their situation when this record comes out next year. That\'s how confident I am about this\"